Inside the Article:
The Detroit Tigers have signed former Los Angeles Dodgers top-10 prospect, D.J. Peters, to a Minor League contract this afternoon. Peters has spent the majority of the last season in Korea and is 27 years old.
Why it Matters:
More organizational depth is being added to the farm system with the acquisition of Peters. He is primarily a center fielder but has spent time at both corners. He will most likely slot into AAA and become a potential backfill for injuries or needed depth.
- The Tigers have an opening at one of the corner outfield positions.
- DJ Peters grades out as a 70 for raw power.
- He played the majority of 2022 in Korea, before signing with the Washington Nationals to finish the season.
D.J. Peters by the numbers:
According to FanGraphs Peters is an, “all-or-nothing bat that flashes big power but doesn’t make nearly enough contact…an increasingly popular profile across the game. However, he is a tweak or two – or even just some good BABIP and HR/FB luck – away from fantasy viability.”
- For his career, DJ Peters has played in 70 games and has 240 plate appearances.
- He has 13 career home runs and a career slash line of .197/.242/.422
- He is an all-or-nothing type of hitter with a 5.0% walk rate and 34.2% strikeout rate in those 70 games, which can be considered a small sample size.
- He grades out decently, at least league-average as a defender in any outfield position.
- He's six-foot, six inches tall, and weighs in at 225 lbs.
What they're saying
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Simon after the game: “Yoooooooooooo! I had y’all!!!! Ha ha ha! That hat trick was just the tip of the iceberg! We comin’ for you Atlantic division!”
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#LGRW As far as who the next Yzerman draft pick to play an NHL game for the Wings, my guess would be either Marco Kasper or Albert Johansson. Long shot bets for Carter Mazur and William Wallinder. Likely next season, of course.
#LGRW With Simon Edvinsson (1st Rd - 2021) playing for the Red Wings tomorrow, he'll be the 4th Red Wings player drafted by Steve Yzerman to play for the Red Wings. The previous 3 being: Seider (1st rd - 2019), Raymond (1st rd - 2020) and Söderblom (6th rd - 2019).
Oh man, I hope his parents can make it here in time. That'll be some wicked, but worth it, jet lag.
Pumped to see him on the ice tomorrow. #LGRW
Avs look to sweep road trip with win at Detroit #NHL
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Talk about having your childhood dreams come true. #RedWings #lgrw
Edvinsson also said it’s pretty crazy that he’ll make his debut against Colorado being that the first NHL game he watched was a matchup between the Red Wings and Avs. He specifically mentioned Nick Lidstrom and Peter Forsberg. #LGRW
#LGRW With Simon Edvinsson (1st Rd - 2021) playing for the Red Wings tomorrow, he'll be the 4th Red Wings player drafted by Steve Yzerman to play for the Red Wings. The previous 3 being: Seider (1st rd - 2019), Raymond (1st rd - 2020) and Söderblom (6th rd - 2019).
I didn't like what I seen from Simon Edvinsson in the pre season. So I hope he's fixed his issues or he will be the next Brendan Smith #LGRW
🇦🇹 Auf Marco Rossi folgt Marco Kasper: Der Erstrundenpick der Detroit Red Wings ist zum österreichischen Eishockeyspieler des Jahres gewählt worden! 😍
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